Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These certified breastfeeding experts can offer advice on everything from technique to milk supply, with plenty of handholding in ...

Of course, this first appointment is the perfect time to touch base about positioning, latching, and other practical steps to ensure that your baby is getting enough milk during every feeding. In fact ...

"To help provide more diversity in the lactation field, I wanted to help alleviate the financial barriers," Krystal Nicole Duhaney tells PEOPLE Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE.

Credit: mlgkhc on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). (WOMENSENEWS)–Sakia’Lynn Johnson was cautiously optimistic. Last year, as one of two African American international board certified ...

It was 11:30 a.m. when the in-home lactation consultant (LC) showed up at our house. She was carrying an enormous briefcase, which I later learned housed a scale that we would use to weigh my ...

Contrary to perceptions, breastfeeding is an acquired skill as much as a natural one. Even women determined to breastfeed often need help, especially in the first weeks of a child’s life. Lactation ...

Doreen Mazakpwe’s decision to pursue a career in breastfeeding, lactation, and nutrition support felt like a natural path. She considers the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, from conception to a ...

When Camie Jae Goldhammer gave birth to her eldest daughter in 2009, it didn’t go the way she planned: She ended up having an unplanned caesarean after hoping for a vaginal birth. But she says when ...

Up to 87% of mothers in the United States breastfeed their babies at some point, but the process isn't always seamless. New moms can face issues with milk supply, pain, soreness and improper latches — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Krystal Nicole Duhaney is contributing to the health of Black moms and babies in a huge way. The registered nurse, International ...